NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs AMD Radeon R9 370

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and AMD Radeon R9 370 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

AMD Radeon R9 370

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 63% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 925 MHz
Around 75% higher boost clock speed: 1709 MHz vs 975 MHz
Around 75% higher texture fill rate: 136.7 GTexel / s vs 78 GTexel / s
Around 75% better floating-point performance: 4,375 gflops vs 2,496 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 8008 MHz vs 5600 MHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 10079 vs 4722
Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 119.148 vs 64.576
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 454.799 vs 336.491
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12442 vs 6096
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12442 vs 6096

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 July 2016 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed	1506 MHz vs 925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz vs 975 MHz
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s vs 78 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops vs 2,496 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz vs 5600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	10079 vs 4722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	119.148 vs 64.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	454.799 vs 336.491
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12442 vs 6096
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12442 vs 6096

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 370

Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 781 vs 747
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 75346 vs 35369
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3340
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3340

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	781 vs 747
Geekbench - OpenCL	75346 vs 35369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 370

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

10079

4722

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

747

781

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

35369

75346

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

119.148

64.576

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

454.799

336.491

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12442

6096

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12442

6096

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3357

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB	AMD Radeon R9 370
PassMark - G3D Mark	10079	4722
PassMark - G2D Mark	747	781
Geekbench - OpenCL	35369	75346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	119.148	64.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1373.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	454.799	336.491
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12442	6096
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12442	6096
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	907	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB	AMD Radeon R9 370
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 1.0
Code name	GP106	Trinidad
Launch date	19 July 2016	5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
Place in performance rating	356	412
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1709 MHz	975 MHz
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,375 gflops	2,496 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	1280
Texture fill rate	136.7 GTexel / s	78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	110 Watt
Transistor count	4,400 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm	221 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB / s	179.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5